Even if this wasn’t one of the most listless summers in recent memory, we’d be pretty well-primed for the arrival of Christopher Nolan‘s Inception. Given that the studio summer slate has been so utterly dull, Inception is something I know a lot of people are desperate for: a smart, imaginative thriller with a big-budget visuals, a top-notch cast and a fan-favorite director working together. That tagline above, “the dream is real,” isn’t just written with respect to the plot of the film. It almost seems to reference the hopes held for Nolan’s follow-up to The Dark Knight.

Very few people have seen the film so far, but one who has is Rolling Stone‘s Peter Travers, and part of his positive review is now online. Read More »